1356 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 28

TRANSLATION

My dear friend, when you enter such a body along with the woman of
material desires, you become overly absorbed in sense enjoyment. Because
of this, you have forgotten your spiritual life. Due to your material con-
ceptions, you are placed in various miserable conditions.

PURPORT

When a person becomes materially engrossed, he has no capacity to hear
about spiritual existence. Forgetfulness of spiritual existence entangles a
man more and more in material existence. Such is the result of sinful life.
Various bodies are developed with the material ingredients because of
different types of sinful activities. King Purafijana assumed the body of a
woman, Vaidarbhi, as a result of his sinful activities. Bhagavad-gitd clearly
says (striyo vaisyds tathd sitdrah) that such a body is lowborn. If one takes
shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, however, he can be
elevated to the highest perfection, even though he be lowborn. One acquires
lower births when one’s spiritual intelligence is reduced.

TEXT 60

aad fadefin art de aga |
a faced GUHA Al AIBA TA lGell

na tvam vidarbha-duhita
nayam virah suhrt tava

na patis tvam purafjanya
ruddho nava-mukhe yaya

na—not; tvam—you; vidarbha-duhita—daughter of Vidarbha; na—not;
ayam—this; virah—hero; su-hrt—well-wishing husband; tava—your; na—not;
patih— husband; tvuam—you; purafijanyah— of Purafijant; ruddhah— captured;
nava-mukhe—in the body having nine gates; yaya—by the material energy.

TRANSLATION

Actually, you are not the daughter of Vidarbha, nor is this man,
Malayadhvaja, your well-wishing husband. Nor were you the actual husband
of Purarijani. You were simply captivated in this body of nine gates.
